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Alireza Naderi, Mehdi Najafi,
Volume 15, Issue 3 (5-2015)
Abstract
At moderate Reynolds numbers, the perturbations may be intensified and laminar flow regime changes to turbulent flow regime. In transition process from laminar to turbulence, the flow tends to separate from a surface and then reattaches with it. As a result, some bubbles are formed which are called laminar separation bubbles. Understanding the physics of the separation bubble phenomenon and controlling of them are needed to proper aerodynamic devices design at moderate Reynolds numbers. This study has tried to enhance the aerodynamic efficiency of a low speed UAV airfoil and wing by using geometric heterogeneity like groove and bump. In this study; firstly, around CLARK-Y airfoil a proper turbulence model is proposed and effective value of Reynolds numbers on bubbles are obtained; secondly, a geometric heterogeneity is build and moved from leading edge to trailing edge on the airfoil and the performance of this airfoil is evaluated; Thirdly, geometric heterogeneity around the transition zone is changed and its effect on the performance of this airfoil is evaluated; and fourthly, some grooves and bump are arranged on the wing and their aerodynamic performance are compared relative to the clean wing. The results show that, the K-Kl-ω turbulence model is more accurate than others, higher Reynolds number lower bubble size, nearby transition point position is a good option for heterogeneity building, grooves enhance aerodynamic performance more than bumps, and a continues groove is obtained higher aerodynamic performance than clean wing but discontinues aligned grooves obtained lower aerodynamic performance than clean wing.
Seyed Morteza Sajadmanesh, Mohammad Mojaddam, Arman Mohseni,
Volume 19, Issue 10 (10-2019)
Abstract
Turbofan engines are widely used in modern aircraft. Low-pressure turbines are the heaviest components of turbofan engines, and reduction of their weights is very effective in improving the specific fuel consumption and overall efficiency of these engines. One of the methods of decreasing the engine weight is to decrease the number of blades which is accompanied by an increase of the blade loading. For this purpose, high-lift airfoils can be used. As the occurrence of flow separation is very probable in high-lift blades, the recognition of the location and size of the separation bubble is important to assess the energy loss of flow. In this research, T106D-EIZ high-lift cascade is simulated by two-dimensional Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) equations with Shear Stress Transport (SST) turbulence model and γ-Re_θ transition model in two Reynolds numbers 200,000 and 60,000 at a constant isentropic exit Mach number of 0.4, which represent a typical flow condition in low-pressure turbine. The results show that when Reynolds number is high, the separation bubble remains small on the suction side and the separated shear layer returns to the blade surface, and the energy loss of flow decreases. On the other hand, at a low Reynolds number, the separation bubble grows and energy loss increases. Separation bubble is not directly detectable in an evaluation of pressure distribution. However, proper orthogonal decomposition of the pressure field provides the capability to identify flow structures including vortex stretching, the onset of flow separation, and flow reattachment. When the separation bubble is long, large vortical structures are formed on the suction surface. Release of these large vortices can increase the profile loss by more than 50 percent.